County health departments have reported a financial deficit in the statewide food hygiene program for each of the last four complete fiscal years (2003-2004 through 2006-2007). The purpose of the proposed changes is to help the department recover the costs incurred in administering this program. The effect of the changes will be to help reduce the annual financial deficit the program faces. This proposal should close the deficit. Another purpose of the proposed changes is to add new definitions and language related to the process of issuing sanitation certificates. The effect of those changes will be to better clarify the types of establishments that are impacted by the certificate and fee requirements of this rule and the process for issuing those certificates and charging those fees.